India–Size and Location — Social Studies STD 9 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesIndia–Size and Location1 Mark
MCQ
Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is located in $........$
A
Bhutan.
B
China.
C
India.
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Nepal.
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Answer
Correct option: D.
Nepal.
Nepal.Reaching $29,029$ feet $(8,848$ meters$)$ above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. Located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas, the mountains summit straddles the border separating China.
The mountains height was first determined in $1856.$ The Great Trigonometric Survey of British India pegged the mountain, known to them as Peak $XV,$ at $29,002$ feet $(8,840$ meters$).$ But those surveyors were at a disadvantage because Nepal would not grant them entry due to concerns that the country would be invaded or annexed. The current accepted elevation was determined by an Indian survey in $1955$ and backed up by a $1975$ Chinese measurement.
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